(a) “Pig-farmer” is one who operates a piggery of not less than 5 sows for the first 3 years, and 7 sows years thereafter in a confined area of not less than 6-8 square feet per adult pig.

(b) Requirements.

(1) A piggery must be provided with adequate water supply of not more than 20 pigs per water faucet, with a feeding area or space, whether with concrete floor or its equivalent on a ratio of one pig per square foot.

(2) A piggery must be provided with adequate shelter to keep pigs dry during stormy weather and require, in addition, a septic tank. (c) Fig farmer must provide a record (see Attachment Sample A, set out at the end of this chapter) at the end of each month as a prerequisite to the subsidy’ benefit for the succeeding month.

A “dairy farmer” operates a goat or cow milking of at least two cows, or three goats, provides for fenced pasture with continuous fresh water, milking shed facilities, feed supplement and milk handling equipment acceptable to standard public health requirements.

A “taro farmer” is one who operates not less than 1 acre of taro plantation, and keeps it 75% weeded as well as relatively free of pest and diseases infestation. He must maintain a monthly planting program of not less than 1,500 tops.

A “banana farmer” is one who, operates not less than 2 acres of banana plantation, and keeps it 75% weeded and bunchy top free, sprays it with fungicides at two-week intervals, and maintains a monthly planting program of not less than 200 plants per month for the first four month, 100 plants per month thereafter. If a farmer has three acres of existing crops, he is required 50 new plants every month thereafter (for reporting purposes, use Attachment-Sample C, set out at the end of this chapter).

A “vegetable farmer” is one who operates not less than 1/2 acre of different varieties of vegetable crops. Within 4 months, he must increase his farm to one acre and maintains not less than one acre of vegetables at all times. Entire cultivated area must be kept weed-free at all times, and pest and disease problems must be controlled (for reporting purposes, use Attachment Sample C, set out at the end of this chapter).

(a) In addition, the farmer will cooperate with agriculture specialists in improving production.

(b) The director of agriculture shall have the discretion to either suspend or remove a farmer’s name from the eligibility list for failure to comply with any of the rules and regulations herein above specified.